[Rarebooks] FS: Agreement of the Customs of the East-Indians with those of the Jews, 1705, with engravings

[Charles Agvent]

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[LA  CREQUINIERE,  M. de.]. THE AGREEMENT OF THE CUSTOMS  OF  THE
EAST-INDIANS,  WITH  THOSE OF THE JEWS, AND OTHER  ANCIENT  PEOPLE....
London:  W.  Davis 1705. First Edition. BEING THE FIRST ESSAY OF  THIS
KIND,  TOWARDS  THE  EXPLAINING  OF   SEVERAL  DIFFICULT  PASSAGES  IN
SCRIPTURE,  AND  SOME  OF  THE MOST ANCIENT WRITERS,  BY  THE  PRESENT
ORIENTAL  CUSTOMS, WITH CUTS. TO WHICH ARE ADDED INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG
GENTLEMEN  THAT  INTEND TO TRAVEL. Octavo (4-1/2" x 7-1/2")  bound  in
contemporary  polished  calf with both blind-stamped and  gilt-stamped
borders  and  gilt  lettering and decorations on the spine;  (ii),  x,
(iv),  159, (1) pages. Illustrated with six full-page engravings.  The
First  English Translation of this title which compares the customs of
India   with  Jewish  Biblical  lore.   Included  are  discussions  of
circumcision,  the  principal  causes of Paganism  and  Idolatry,  the
sacrifices  of  the  Indians and their manner of  honoring  the  Gods,
their  way  of  eating locusts and their aversion to wine,  etc.  Text
evenly  browned. Joints splitting but covers still very tight. A  Very
Good copy of an uncommon title.                                $850.00

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